excessively

Adverb

WordNet 3.0

Adverb (1)

  1. to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits“too big”Synonyms: overlyto a faulttoo
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Excessive \Ex*cess"ive\ ([e^]k*s[e^]s"[i^]v), a. [Cf. F. excessif.] Characterized by, or exhibiting, excess; overmuch. [1913 Webster]

Excessive grief [is] the enemy to the living. --Shak.

Syn: Undue; exorbitant; extreme; overmuch; enormous; immoderate; monstrous; intemperate; unreasonable. See Enormous --Ex*cess*ive*ly, adv. -Ex*cess"ive*ness, n. [1913 Webster]

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